London, 1868. The Industrial Revolution
unleashes an incredible age of invention, transforming the lives of
millions with technologies once thought impossible. Opportunities
created during this period have people rushing to London to engage in
this new world, a world no longer controlled by kings, emperors,
politicians, or religion, but by a new common denominator: money.
Not everyone is able to enjoy the benefits of this boom, however.
Despite fueling the engine of the British Empire, workers’ lives are
little more than legalized slavery while the top few percent profit from
their labor. Living poor and dying young, the lower class unite in
protest as a new kind of family, gangs, who turn to a life in the
underworld in their struggle to survive. A struggle, until watchful
Assassins come to their side and re-ignite an age-old conflict involving
London’s leaders that will echo throughout modern history, from the
underground up.
Introducing Jacob Frye, who with the help of his twin sister Evie,
will change the fate of millions in Assassin’s Creed Syndicate. Rise to
rally and lead the underworld to break the corrupt stranglehold on
London in a visceral adventure filled with action, intrigue, and brutal
combat.